Taiwan

From Tayuan, Tayoan, or other variants, tai meaning "sea" and oan meaning "people" in Siraya (a Formosan language used on the southwestern part of the island). Recorded in Dutch records as "Tayouan"

Examples
Several groups migrated to Taiwan from China...Fujianese, Hakkas and Mainlanders

Translations
de,es,nl Taiwan

ja: 台湾

zh-tw:台灣 台灣共和國 (formal Republic of Taiwan)


 * Although use of the full traditional form 臺 is encouraged by the ROC Ministry of Education, the alternate form 台 is now more commonly used.